Hillsboro, KS

The Hillsboro Trojans overcame a slow start in the first half to defeat the Ellinwood Eagles 41-8 in the opening round of the Class 1A playoffs on Friday night. After Ellinwood scored a touchdown on their opening possession, the Hillsboro defense would rise to the […]

The Hillsboro Trojans football team shut out the Smoky Valley Vikings 34-0 Friday night at Hillsboro. Hillsboro led 6-0 after one quarter, 20-0 at halftime and 34-0 after three quarters. Hillsboro quarterback Zayne Haslett threw for four touchdown passes and ran 32 yards for another […]

McPherson 54, Winfield 24 Hillsboro 34, Smoky Valley 0 Centre 47, Elyria Christian 33 (10/22) Inman 41, Moundridge 6 Washington County 38, Canton-Galva 24 Haven 45, Halstead 22 Hesston 35, Chapman 14 Douglass 38, Marion 0 Little River 54, Ellis 0 Waverly 56, Goessel 30

A man fleeing law enforcement in pitch-black conditions. A family stranded on a boat at Marion Reservoir without gas and with little idea where they were headed. A single-vehicle crash victim slumped in the passenger seat, responders unsure whether anyone else was inside the car. [FULL STORY at http://marionrecord.com]

Hillsboro’s police station project is estimated to cost about $30,000 more than previously projected, partly because heating and cooling equipment needs replacing. The city’s public building commission Tuesday approved preliminary plans for up to $1.3 million in bonds and selected NF Construction as construction manager. Moving the department from the former AMPI building to the former Great Plains Federal Credit Union building at 110 W. D St. now is estimated to cost $1,082,659. [FULL

Lowell Jost was still opening gas caps, filling tanks, and answering calls Monday, but shelves inside his office were beginning to thin. Soon, Marion County’s only full-service gas station will be no more. Jost is selling Jost Service Station, a familiar landmark at Ash and D Sts. that has been part of Hillsboro for eight decades. The station once offered a range of services, from filling gas tanks and checking tire pressure to performing oil changes. Today, filling tanks and checking tires

The Cheney Cardinals volleyball team captured the Kansas Class 3A Cheney regional on Monday with a 3-0 record. Cheney defeated Council Grove 25-8, 25-7, Smoky Valley 25-27, 25-9, 25-8 and Hillsboro 25-17, 25-16. It is the third straight regional title for the Cardinals (35-3), who […]

Zayne Haslett rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns, and added 78 yards passing and another score, and Hillsboro climbed over .500 for the first time this season after the Trojans beat Trinity Catholic 56-0 on Friday. Hillsboro did most of its damage in the […]

Buhler 51, Winfield 7 Hillsboro 56, Trinity Catholic 0 Andale 70, Clearwater 7 Lyons 49, Nickerson 6 Sterling 59, Syracuse 0 Central Christian 24, Argonia & Attica 12 Northern Heights 64, Fairfield 18 Norwich 46, Pretty Prairie 0 Cunningham 46, Goessel 0 Garden Plain 27, […]

McPherson 38, Tonganoxie 19 Concordia 18, Smoky Valley 14 Council Grove 36, Inman 21 Bennington 37, Canton-Galva 32 Sylvan-Lucas 54, Little River 38 Marais des Cygnes Valley 45, Elyria Christian 20 Hillsboro 56, Trinity Catholic 0 Cunningham 46, Goessel 0 Halstead 28, Marion 14 Wamego […]